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Mail stolen from people across Washington County

Police say they found envelopes scattered across a yard in Fayetteville

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Updated: 6:10 PM CDT Jul 16, 2014

Mail stolen from people across Washington County

Police say they found envelopes scattered across a yard in Fayetteville

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Updated: 6:10 PM CDT Jul 16, 2014

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WEBVTT TODAY WE FOUND OUT THAT MAIL HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM PEOPLE ALL ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND ENVELOPES SCATTERED ACROSS A YARD IN FAYETTEVILLE. 40/29'S DARBY BYBEE IS LIVE AND FOUND OUT WHERE IT WAS STOLEN. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIL BOXES THAT HAD MAIL TAKEN FROM IT. POLICE SAY THE THIEVES MAY HAVING THE MAIL THAT WAS COMING IN AND EVEN SOME OF WHAT WAS BEING SENT OUT. "thank you for notifying me that my mail was gone." MAXINE FORGA TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HER MAIL HAD BEEN STOLEN. "one day in the last couple weeks, that I know of, that I didn't get mail." (Darby) "that may have been the day." "it may have been." POLICE SAY MAIL WAS TAKEN FROM 16 HOME IN FAYETTEVILLE, AT LEAST 18 IN SPRINGDALE AND MANY OTHERS IN RURAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO CONTACT THOSE WHO HAD MAIL STOLEN FROM THEM, BUT, IT'S STILL EARLY IN THE PROCESS. THE STOLEN MAIL WAS FOUND IN THIS VACANT LOT, JUST A FEW MILES FROM FORGA'S HOME. "it looked like maybe a hundred to a hundred and fifty pieces of mail. There were two patrolmen out her just pickin it up and I told them that we've seen people coming and going here, I know that no one lives in the house." POLICE SAY THEY FOUND BOTH IN- COMING AND OUT- GOING MAIL. "do you ever send any mail?" "I send a lot of mail out in this mail box." MAXINE SAYS SHE WILL BE CHECKING WITH HER BANK, BUT, SO FAR AS SHE KNOWS NOTHING WAS TAKEN AND ALL THE BILLS SHE PAYED MADE IT TO THE RIGHT PLACE. LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE, DARBY BYBEE, 40/29 NEWS. POLICE IN SPRINGDALE AND FAYETTEVILLE, AS WELL AS THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF, SAY THEY ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT WHO STOLE THE MAIL.

Mail stolen from people across Washington County

Police say they found envelopes scattered across a yard in Fayetteville